Error while running Powershell script

Question

New-Object : Cannot find type [Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext]: make sure the assembly containing this type is loaded. + $ctx = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($siteURL) + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidType: (:) [New-Object] PSArgumentException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : TypeNotFoundMicrosoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewObjectCommand

Ramesh Palaniappan · Answer

Please add this two lines before running script Add-Type –Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Web Server Extensions\15\ISAPI\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll Add-Type –Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Web Server Extensions\15\ISAPI\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.dll